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Genoa is a seaport in Northwest Italy, South of Milan; one of the most important seaports in Italy, in competition with the ports of Marseille and Barcelona; managed by Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Occidentale (AdSP – Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority) which includes the ports of Genoa, Savona, Pra’ and Vado; the organisation is also known as “Ports of Genoa”; together the ports are Italy’s pre-eminent port range in terms of traffic volumes, product diversity and economic output, and play a pivotal role in the Mediterranean, in a global shipping industry characterised by carrier upsizing and mega liner alliances.

OOCL launches direct line linking Mediterranean region to West Africa

Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) October 23, 2018 – Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) has launched a new direct service between the Mediterranean and West...

Blue economy highlighted at Siat conference Genoa

Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) October 20, 2018 – The second edition of the technical conference organized by Siat Spa, the insurance company of the Unipol...

Italy’s cruise industry expects 12 million passengers in 2019

Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) October 19, 2018 – Italy’s cruise industry expects a record year in 2019, with about 12 million passengers expected, up...

Planning ongoing for Genoa Shipping week in June 2019

Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) October 13, 2018 – Numerous scheduled events for the fourth edition of Genoa Shipping Week, organized by Assagenti, the...

Italian government announces funding for Genoa port following August bridge collapse

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) October 13, 2018 – The Italian government has governed by decree how the problems should be alleviated and solved following...

Italy’s Grimaldi Lines to launch Porto Torres-Genoa ro-ro line on Oct 14

Porto Torres, Sardinia, Italy (Ports Europe) October 11, 2018 – Italian company Grimaldi Lines has received approval for the launch of a Ro-Ro shipping line...

Genoa port sees reduced September performance

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) October 11, 2018 – Genoa port registered revenue down 20-25% in the month of September 2018, following the August collapse of...

Italy aims to recover normal traffic at Genoa port in March 2019

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) October 10, 2018 – Italy’s government estimates that the normal traffic of cargo to and from Genoa port can recover in...

Minister Toninelli in Genoa for talks with the European Commissioner Bulc

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) October 9, 2018 – Minister of Infrastructures and Transport, Danilo Toninelli, and the European Commissioner for Transport,...

Genoa port hosts blockchain event

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) October 9, 2018 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Occidentale (AdSP – Western Ligurian Sea Port...

Italy’s ports lag behind in economic growth generation

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) October 9, 2018 – The total cargo traffic of ports in the Mediterranean region rose by 500% in the last 20 years, whereas the...

Railway lines to Genoa port resume following bridge collapse in August

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) October 4, 2018 – Today, rail traffic will resume on two of the three lines suspended since August 14, following the...

Noise environment project starts in Ligurian ports

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) October 3, 2018 – With the acronym ‘Rumble’, which stands for noise reduction in large port cities, a new project...

Egypt, Italy to study launch of Damietta-Genoa ro-ro line

Damietta, Egypt (Ports Europe) October 2, 2018 – Damietta Port Authority has participated in the Egyptian-Italian Dialogue Forum on Maritime Economy, which...

AdSP Genoa takes measures after the Morandi bridge collapse

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) September 27, 2018 – The management committee of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Occidentale (AdSP –...

Genoa was most preferred cruise port by Italians in 2018

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) September 26, 2018 – Genoa was the most preferred port by Italians for cruises in the summer of 2018, according to a survey...

Maersk to name Diego Perdones director general for the western Mediterranean

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) September 25, 2018 – Danish shipping group AP Moller-Maersk plans to appoint Diego Perdones as director general for the Western...

GNV says Genoa port lagging behind in LNG facilities

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) September 21, 2018 – Grandi Navi Veloci, the Genoa-based ferry operator, has commented that the port has been slow in...

Genoa port uses 58th International Boat Show to drive investment

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) September 20, 2018 – Today, the 58th International Boat Show was inaugurated in the presence of the Minister Toninelli, the...

Voltri Terminal Europa of Genoa port takes delivery of Chinese electric gantry cranes

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) September 20, 2018 – The Voltri Terminal Europa of the port of Genoa Pra has taken delivery of 21 new electric gantry cranes,...

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